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Clin Rheumatol
; 18(1): 88-90, 1999.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10088962
RESUMO
Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) is a rare vasculitic syndrome in childhood. There are few reported cases of ischaemic necrosis of the intestine and even fewer survivors in adults. We report the case of a 10-year-old boy with PAN and an acute abdomen that required operative intervention. Evidence was found of mesenteric arteritis with large ischaemic segments resulting in infarction and perforation.